bdamele/icmpsh

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

icmpsh is a simple reverse ICMP shell tool with a Windows slave (client) written in C and a portable master (server) implemented in C, Perl, or Python. It establishes a command shell over ICMP echo requests, and unlike similar tools it does not require administrative privileges on the target machine.

Use cases

• get a reverse shell when TCP egress is firewalled
• tunnel shell traffic over ICMP echo requests
• run a reverse shell on Windows without admin privileges
• pivot out of a DMZ machine with strict egress filtering
• demonstrate ICMP-based covert channel risks in pentest reports

When to choose

• the target is Windows and you need a shell without admin rights
• egress filtering blocks TCP/UDP but allows ICMP
• you want a lightweight, dependency-free C2 channel for a pentest

When to avoid

• the target is not Windows (slave only supports win32)
• you need encrypted or authenticated C2 traffic
• you need a maintained tool with active development and a license

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

security networking cli security penetration-testing networking windows cross-platform cli reverse-shell icmp-tunneling penetration-testing c2 covert-channel command-line linux

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